Indian Air Force evacuates 57 stranded people in Sri Lanka amid Cyclone DitwahIndia's Operation Sagar Bandhu continues to aid Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah. Indian Air Force helicopters rescued 57 people, including c...
01 Dec, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
70 rescued, over 50 missing in Uttarkashi flash floods: ArmyUttarkashi faces devastation from recent flash floods. Rescue operations are underway by the Army and other agencies. Seventy people have b...
07 Aug, 2025, 01.38 PM IST
Sikkim govt seeks Indian Air Force's assistance to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists in northern part of stateSikkim government seeks Indian Air Force's help to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists in landslide-hit Mangan District due to heavy rainfall.
15 Jun, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Indian Air Force ferries 381 stranded passengers from Jammu and Kashmir to LadakhThe IAF operates C-17, C-130 and an-32 aircraft regularly to airlift stranded passengers between Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh in view of t...
13 Mar, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Over 700 stranded passengers airlifted by IAF from Jammu to SrinagarFor the first time, two C-17 Aircraft airlifted 707 passengers simultaneously from the Jammu Air Force Station, the spokesman said.
11 Feb, 2019, 09.30 PM IST
All stranded Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims evacuated from NepalThose rescued from Hilsa and Simikot districts have been moved to Nepalgunj and Surkhet, the two towns with better health care and infrastr...
07 Jul, 2018, 02.22 PM IST
Beijing pulls up its People's Liberation Army over India's swift rescue operationsThe media in China has questioned why air force planes were not deployed to airlift over 8,000 Chinese, many of whom are still stranded in ...
01 May, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
PLA faces flak over swift Nepal evacuation by Indian militaryThe Indian military's swift evacuation of thousands of Indians from quake-hit Nepal has put China's PLA on the defensive with questions rai...
30 Apr, 2015, 08.04 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir government to airlift stranded passengers as weather improvesThe minister assured the people that the arrangements to airlift them to their destinations would be made immediately after improvement in ...
30 Mar, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
Government considering airlifting of Indians stranded in YemenSwaraj has informed the state that two ships have been sent to Yemen to rescue the Indians, including Malayalees, who have been stranded in...
28 Mar, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
- Congress demands airlifting of Kashmir-bound stranded passengers
Congress with the help of hotel association members of Jammu arranged food and boarding in some hotels for the ill and infirm people.
06 Mar, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Chopper to airlift people stranded in Chenab ValleyJammu and Kashmir government said that helicopters would be used to airlift people stranded in various Chenab Valley areas cut off due to s...
02 Jan, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
- Army completes evacuation from Harsil
The IAF has been involved in the operations since June 17 and has flown around 1,800 sorties airlifting more than 15,000 people in the proc...
29 Jun, 2013, 09.28 PM IST
- Rescuees to get token for evacuation in Uttarakhand
In order to bring some order to the chaos during airlifting of stranded people in rain-affected Uttarakhand, authorities have hit upon a no...
24 Jun, 2013, 09.43 PM IST
Seven foreigners evacuated from Himachal's tribal areaSeven foreigners were evacuated from Himachal's tribal Lahaul and Spiti district even as the state chopper made sorties to high altitude ar...
22 Jun, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
Monsoon woes: Landslides, floods claim over 50 in north IndiaMonsoon woes gripped several parts of north India today as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
17 Jun, 2013, 08.16 PM IST
- IAF airlifts 550 stranded people in J&K
IAF launched fresh operation by ferrying 550 passengers including 300 civilians between the two capital cities.
21 Jan, 2012, 04.19 PM IST